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Supporting Business and Reducing Costs

The SBF has launched a service which could cut the operating costs of your business. Meercat have already made savings for many businesses so why not challenge them to save money for your business too.

This money saving partnership is with Meercat Associates whose services are only available through Business Improvement Districts such as ourselves. As you will see in the their brochure Meercat are specialists in sourcing the best prices and managing contract negotiations with suppliers to make major economies in areas such as energy, telecoms and insurance. We are offering this service free to all BID members.

You’re under no obligation to take up this opportunity or to use the service. Importantly, Meercat are not earning commission for the recommendations they provide. Their advice is based on the best possible option at the lowest price. You don’t even need take their advice but can use the service to negotiate a better deal with your current provider if you prefer.

Over the coming months a Meercat representative will contact you to explain more about this new offering, and how they could work with you to reduce your business costs. We strongly encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity.

Try it out even if you decide at the end not to take it forward. There will be no pressure selling by Meercat during this process, they are only aligned, through the SBF, to offer potential benefits to your organisation.

Meercat has a track record of delivering substantial savings to BID businesses and there really is no catch – simply a chance to reduce your costs.

Upgrade to CCCTV Cameras

We are delighted to announce the recent upgrade of all of our CCTV cameras.

The new cameras have replaced our aging analogue models in all 8 locations on the estates and provide state of the art technology and a higher quality image for police evidential purposes.

The work has been completed using existing suppliers Croma Security.

Mike Gordon, Security Consultant for Croma Security Solutions, commented on the result and performance achieved from the recent upgrade “The move from analogue to digital technology has massively increased the quality of visual data and information achievable and we are collectively overjoyed with the result and proud to be of service to the Segensworth Business Forum for a further five years.”

The cameras are for use by our local police who can now download footage as required and in a more efficient way, offering improved access for police investigations. PC Dave Coleman from Fareham West Neighbourhood Policing Team said ‘This latest upgrade to the SBF CCTV system gives the Police the best possible quality footage and search criteria available at this time for a remote system that can be downloaded from any location and will therefore provide Police with good evidence to support any future prosecutions for criminal offences if required’

This upgrade consolidates our security measures and adds to our integrated deterrent that continues to keep crime low on the Segensworth estates.

M27 Smart Motorway Scheme

As you may be aware, plans are progressing for a smart motorway scheme on the M27 between junctions 4 to 11, where the hard shoulder will be turned into a permanent running lane, converting it into a dual four lane smart motorway. You may find the following link useful to keep up to date as the scheme progresses.

Superfast Internet for Segensworth Businesses

£0 setup and from £95 per month for £50mb/s

Internet4Segensworth is provided by Green-Co, based locally in Brunel Way. An established local internet and data centre provider they are able to provide fast, reliable business grade Internet connections to areas most in need.

Using licenced microwave technology, this is an ideal opportunity for companies that are unable to access low cost superfast fibre broadband. It provides a solution for both resilience and back-up or main business communications at an affordable cost.